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I decide the very same thing every year.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 12:42:21 PM EST
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Ich auch.

'tis strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant. From "The Maid's Tragedy" by Beaumont & Fletcher

by Wife of Bath (kareninaustin at g mail dot com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 01:57:37 PM EST
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You are missing this

by Katrin on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 02:15:04 PM EST
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OMG, a beer festival + fairground = high speed rotating vomit projection devices

that is wrong in every possible manner

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 02:20:04 PM EST
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That's very wrong: they should be collecting it to make vomlets, Dartmouth college style.

I distribute. You re-distribute. He gives your hard-earned money to lazy scroungers. -- JakeS

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 10:52:19 PM EST
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I was in Munich midday today. Fortunately I was able to get off at the Ostbahnhof, go to the centre and back without even having to deal with the HBf.

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 02:43:49 PM EST
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I had to give you an "excellent" rating; you're sitting on my couch as I type this. heh.

'tis strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant. From "The Maid's Tragedy" by Beaumont & Fletcher

by Wife of Bath (kareninaustin at g mail dot com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 04:47:44 PM EST
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Yeah, might as well go home. The Samaritans were engaged.

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sapere aude

by Number 6 on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 12:19:07 PM EST

French centenarian cyclist aims for 100km record - Telegraph

When do they get married ?

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 12:41:54 PM EST
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So now they call it "redesign" (4.00 / 5)

George Papandreou is Redesigning Europe"... No really!

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom - William Blake

by talos (mihalis at gmail dot com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 12:50:43 PM EST

Re: So now they call it "redesign" (4.00 / 9)

Judging from his record, the end result of this "redesign" will look something like this:

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom - William Blake

by talos (mihalis at gmail dot com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 12:53:40 PM EST
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Re: So now they call it "redesign" (none / 1)

Detroit?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wp4O7v5320

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 03:47:25 PM EST
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Re: So now they call it "redesign" (4.00 / 2)

Nah, there's still two bricks on top of each other. They're planning far more of a wasteland than that

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 04:01:47 PM EST
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Re: So now they call it "redesign" (4.00 / 2)

Europe is redesigned cutting its appendices and throwing them into the sea with all its poor inhabitants. The rich are stateless.

by PerCLupi on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 11:52:49 PM EST
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Re: So now they call it "redesign" (4.00 / 3)

Talking about cut-off appendages...

Alert! The Guinea Pig is running away!

I distribute. You re-distribute. He gives your hard-earned money to lazy scroungers. -- JakeS

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Sep 29th, 2012 at 02:26:00 AM EST
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Re: Friday Open Thread (4.00 / 7)

Robert Marchand, a former fireman and boxing enthusiast from Paris, has been training every day for months in hopes of crossing the finish line in less than five hours.
At nearly 101 years old, Marchand claims to have covered hundreds of thousands of kilometres on his bicycle during his lifetime and said he plans to cover the distance at a speed of 22.5 km/h.
"If I make it, I'll become the best in the world," said Marchand, who turns 101 in November. "I know that all over the world, in China, in the United States, in Russia, they're already looking for someone to beat my record."

A French centenarian will try to ride his way into the record books on Friday by becoming the fastest cyclist of his age to cover 100 km.

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 12:53:36 PM EST

Re: Friday Open Thread (4.00 / 7)

I've had photography bookings every day of this week since Sunday so my weekend will be full of editing plus two more events tomorrow.

It has been unusually diverse though from a civic Sunday to a delegation of MEPs, campaign photography, coffee mornings and a political lobbyist event.

I am tempted to produce a guide for politicians on how to present their best side to a roaming photographer.

No 1. Hide your glass of red wine behind some promotional bumpf for the event in question.

No 2. Don't stare gormlessly into the distance when talking to constituents.

No 3. Don't eat sausages or flaky pastry goods from the buffet.

and so on...

Ad astra per aspera

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 01:50:29 PM EST

But since they spend their lives at buffets and the buffets rarely have anything not flaky - they might starve to death!

Is this actually a secret attempt to improve the quality of politicians?

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 02:03:07 PM EST
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Actually melo got it - I'm trying to make my own life easier. But now you mention it...

Ad astra per aspera

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 02:32:38 PM EST
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tell you what else i got: you are what you eat ;)

It's a fine line between homage, parody, and consumer opportunism. Jess Walter

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 07:39:16 PM EST
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Greasy sausage rolls.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Sep 29th, 2012 at 01:33:57 AM EST
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technicolour trifle, ritz biccies with patum pepericum fishpaste, scotch eggs and mystery meat in aspic.

It's a fine line between homage, parody, and consumer opportunism. Jess Walter

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sat Sep 29th, 2012 at 08:50:43 AM EST
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Re: Friday Open Thread (4.00 / 5)

Your development as a photographer with attitude is inspiring!

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 02:13:28 PM EST
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LOL. it'd save you a bunch of editing...

It's a fine line between homage, parody, and consumer opportunism. Jess Walter

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 02:14:35 PM EST
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and never, ever bite your corn dog end on

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 02:15:59 PM EST
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That was the very shot of a (female) party leader that I resisted the temptation to take this week.

Ad astra per aspera

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 02:31:46 PM EST
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not tempted to take it and put it in the rainy day folder?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 04:20:24 PM EST
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Re: Friday Open Thread (4.00 / 4)

Very.

Ad astra per aspera

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 05:18:00 PM EST
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Maybe they just expect you to wave ye magyck hand of Photoe-shoppe

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 02:17:06 PM EST
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Elvis Lives (none / 0)

Ad astra per aspera

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 05:26:42 PM EST
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Jesus:

Albert Peterson shot dead his wife and two sons hours after going to church because he dreaded the thought of Obama winning the election, a family friend has revealed.

Ever since I learnt about confirmation bias I've started seeing it everywhere

by ATinNM on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 04:54:12 PM EST

Inspired by Todd Akin?

"I've expressed this to Todd as my client for a while now, I've expressed it to him directly," Akin consultant Kellyanne Conway said in interview released today by the conservative Family Research Council. "The first day or two where it was like the Waco with the David Koresh situation where they're trying to smoke him out with the SWAT teams and the helicopters and the bad Nancy Sinatra records. Then here comes day two and you realize the guy's not coming out of the bunker. Listen, Todd has shown his principle to the voters."

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 05:15:52 PM EST
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The first day or two where it was like the Waco with the David Koresh situation where they're trying to smoke him out with the SWAT teams and the helicopters and the bad Nancy Sinatra records.

Effin' English. HOW does it work?

And I note "bad Nancy Sinatra records" is an pleonasm.

Ever since I learnt about confirmation bias I've started seeing it everywhere

by ATinNM on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 05:35:20 PM EST
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Ann Romney: If elected, "mental well-being" Mitt's biggest challenge

I think it's a reference to These Boots Are Made For Walkin'.

Which is not at all bad (except for Akin).

As for the David Koresh allusion, that is really, really bad.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Sep 29th, 2012 at 01:47:47 AM EST
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Re: Friday Open Thread (4.00 / 5)

This is unbelievable.

Ann Romney's biggest concern if her husband becomes president would be his ability to maintain his "mental well-being," she said in an interview Thursday with KTVN in Reno, Nev.

She really said that. Widely touted as Romney 'Secret Weapon' she comes out and says that. In front of cameras, God, & everybody.

Ever since I learnt about confirmation bias I've started seeing it everywhere

by ATinNM on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 09:31:04 PM EST

Maybe she loves her husband and doesn't want him to be president.

Or maybe she hates him for making her and her horse a subject of scorn.

Or both.

I distribute. You re-distribute. He gives your hard-earned money to lazy scroungers. -- JakeS

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Sep 28th, 2012 at 10:50:43 PM EST
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